At least 21 homes have been evacuated in a Lake County neighborhood after a bridge was ruled unsafe and partially collapsed.

The evacuations occurred at the Spring Ridge Estates subdivision on Creek Run Lane in Eustis on Thursday night.

The neighborhood is blocked off, and the closure is being monitored by law enforcement.

Residents, however, are allowed to enter the neighborhood on foot, the city's fire chief said in a news conference on Friday afternoon.

Extensive rain

Eustis saw more than 19 inches of rain on Sunday night, leading to extensive flooding and road washouts.

Officials said because emergency responders cannot cross the bridge, and water has been turned off at the homes is why they were evacuated.

Eustis officials explained that flash flooding caused the bridge to wash

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